09/14/1977
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"All parties interested in promoting a settlement on Cyprus should now concentrate their efforts on encouraging these talks and fostering an atmosphere that will contribute to their success."
"enhancing the prospects for sustained and productive negotiations should be our foremost objective."
"a just and lasting settlement can come only through intensive, sustained face-to-face negotiations."
"the time is now ripe for determined action designed to break the Cyprus deadlock."